コメントkomento

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbcomment
    あなたの報告書ほうこくしょに目めを通とおし、コメントを書かいておきました。↗
    I've looked through your report and made some notes on it.
Conjugation
Dictionary formコメントする
Polite (masu)コメントします
Negative (nai)コメントしない
polite (masen)コメントしません
classical zu / nuコメントせず・コメントせぬ
Past (ta)コメントした
polite (mashita)コメントしました
Past negative (nakatta)コメントしなかった
polite (masen deshita)コメントしませんでした
Te formコメントして
Potentialコメントできる
Passiveコメントされる
Causativeコメントさせる
Causative passiveコメントさせられる
Conditional (ba)コメントすれば
taraコメントしたら
Volitionalコメントしよう
polite (mashou)コメントしましょう
Imperativeコメントしろ

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym講評こうひょうWrittenWritten. A teacher or judge goes through a work or performance point by point, with a guiding tone; 「コメント」 needs no such role and can be a casual remark.
  • SynonymレビューNeutralNeutral. Reviews or evaluations of works and products, written by media, professionals or users; also a re-examination. 「コメント」 is more a short opinion.
  • Synonym意見いけんNeutralNeutral. Your view or position on something — the broadest word here — and it can also mean a reprimand. 「コメント」 is a short remark on a specific matter.
  • Synonym所見しょけんWrittenWritten. A conclusion or view drawn from observation; in medicine often clinical findings, as in 「医師の所見」. More specialized and formal than 「コメント」.
  • Synonym評ひょうWrittenWritten. Comments or evaluation, but rarely used alone — mostly in compounds like 「書評」 and 「好評」. For everyday remarks, say 「コメント」.
  • Synonym注釈ちゅうしゃくWrittenWritten. Annotating the meaning and usage of passages, as in 「注釈を付ける」; it explains the text, unlike 「コメント」, which takes a stance.
  • Related批評ひひょうWrittenWritten. Weighs good and bad points and argues them systematically, as in 「作品を批評する」; more formal and in-depth than 「コメント」, a brief remark.
  • Related論評ろんぴょうWrittenWritten. Discursive commentary on current affairs or works, also the article itself, as in 「論評を控える」; more formal than 「コメント」.
  • Related解釈かいしゃくNeutralNeutral. Understanding or interpreting a meaning, as in 「独自の解釈」; it is about how you read something, while 「コメント」 is about voicing an opinion.
  • Related評論ひょうろんWrittenWritten. Systematic discussion of a thing's value and flaws, also the essay itself, as in 「文芸評論」; more professional and far longer than 「コメント」.
  • Related注ちゅうWrittenWritten. A note in the text, as in 「注を付ける」; mainly explanation and supplement, though it can carry an editor's view. 「コメント」 is for giving opinions.
  • Related解説かいせつNeutralNeutral. Making the key points and meaning clear, as in 「ニュース解説」; it explains, while 「コメント」 expresses a personal view.
  • Related評するひょうするWrittenWritten. A verb for passing judgment on a person or thing, as in 「天才と評される」; strongly literary. In speech people say 「〜と言われる」.
  • Related概評がいひょうWrittenWritten. A summary evaluation of the whole, naming main strengths and weaknesses. Rare; in everyday use prefer 「コメント」 or 「総評」.
  • Related注解ちゅうかいWrittenWritten. Notes added to a text to explain words and phrases; the aim is explanation, not opinion — unlike 「コメント」, which voices a view.
  • Related注記ちゅうきWrittenWritten. A note appended to a text, or the act of recording; it supplements information and may carry editorial judgment, but is not mainly opinion like 「コメント」.
  • Related付注ふちゅうWrittenWritten. Annotations attached to a text; rare. Explanatory in purpose, unlike 「コメント」, which gives evaluations and opinions.
  • Related注疏ちゅうそFormalFormal. Detailed annotations on classics and texts, mostly seen in classical scholarship; hardly used today. Far removed from everyday 「コメント」.
  • Related評注ひょうちゅうWrittenWritten. Commenting on a text and then annotating it, or writing of that kind; rare today and more scholarly than 「コメント」.
  • Related評釈ひょうしゃくWrittenWritten. Commenting on and interpreting poems, texts or court cases, as in 「判例評釈」; more specialized and systematic than 「コメント」.
  • Related評註ひょうちゅうWrittenWritten. An alternative writing of 「評注」 with the same sense — commentary plus annotation; rare. For everyday remarks use 「コメント」.
  • Related義解ぎげFormalFormal. Explaining the meaning of words and phrases, also books of such notes; an archaic term rarely seen today, unlike opinion-giving 「コメント」.

Use 「コメント」 for short remarks or reactions — a quick opinion on a specific matter. For formal, in-depth critique choose 「批評」 or 「論評」; for reviews of works or products, 「レビュー」; for clear explanations, 「解説」; for opinions or views, 「意見」. Words like 「注釈」 and 「注」 are for notes explaining a text, not for everyday remarks, and scholarly terms such as 「評注」 are rarer still.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 論評ろんぴょう、意見いけん。
  2. 意見いけんを述のべる。
English equivalents
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